Fuyu Persimmons
What? Does the thought of eating a persimmon make your mouth pucker?
Forget what you know about the other varieties. Fuyu persimmon are the best of them all!
Traditionally, persimmons had to be ripe before you could eat them - the tannins in the fruit made them especially astringent (something like an extra green banana or a strong red wine, but 10 times worse). But when they ripened, they would have a jelly-like consistency, which didn't always equate to an appetizing experience.
However, fuyu persimmons have none of that astringent quality. This tomato-shaped fruit can be enjoyed both crunchy or soft. Just peel, slice and eat! You can even eat the thin rind if you like. To sweeten the deal, Talin Market's fuyu persimmons have no seeds! And, if you eat enough, persimmons might even cure baldness*.
Asian cultures highly prize this fruit, even so much as to dry persimmons to have months after the season is over! The Greeks call it "diospyros", or "the fruit of the gods." Take one taste and you'll find out why!
Eat them plain, or in fruit salads. Or you can even try this recipe for persimmon cookies!
Persimmons are a great source of fiber, and vitamins A, and C, as well as the B vitamins, including folic acid.
As with most good things, they won't last. If you hurry, you can get them at Talin Market for less than $1.00 a pound until about November. Since when has something so divine been so affordable?
* Persimmons do not cure baldness. However they taste so good you might not care that you're bald.